| FEATURES |
WSIS Preview and Highlights
of PrepCom-3 
In Geneva, delegates from around the globe gathered in late September at the
World Summit on Information Society preview. ITI, Inc.'s vice president of content
was there for an up-close and personal look at the activities, the arguments,
and the players.
by Dick Kaser |
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Encryption Key to Data Security
More enterprises are beginning to examine their own internal safeguards in the
midst of escalating data security threats.
by Phillip Britt |
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The USA PATRIOT Act and
Libraries:
A Sensitive Relationship
Here's an interpretive look at the federal lawsuit filed last August by a member
of the American Library Association after receiving a National Security Letter
from the FBI.
by George H. Pike |
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The Key to Findability
Peter Morville, aka The Father of Information Architecture, has a new book called Ambient
Findability. |
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New Study Reports Effects
of OA on Scholarly Journals
The Facts About Open Access provides plenty of data on OA. |
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Campus Copyright Made Easy
Copyright Clearance Center teamed up with Blackboard Learning System for a hassle-free
way for faculty and staff to obtain licensing services. |
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Perseus: Getting All the
Answers
Here's one Web survey application that has beefed up its system to get better
results faster and more efficiently. |
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All the News, All the Time
Inform Technologies, LLC is raising the bar on how people use and retrieve news. |
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| COLUMNS & NEWS |
NewsBytes |
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Up Front with Barbara
Quint
Google Print and Open Content Alliance
bq gives us a proper introduction to OCA, the loose-knit coalition backed by
Yahoo!, the Internet Archive, and a network of libraries, publishers, academics,
and large content providers. |
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NewsBreak Update
Digitization Plans Top the News
by Paula J. Hane |
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7 |
Focus on Publishing
Web Publishing 2.0
Robin Peek takes us on a journey and shows how the Web is developing and should
continue to be developed in the future. |
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17 |
Internet Waves
Identity Crisis
Shirley Duglin Kennedy explores the world of passwords and how they have become
an integral part of our lives. |
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Legal Issues
Google Print and the Fair Use Doctrine
George Pike retraces Google Print's footsteps into
copyright, fair use, and the world of publishing. |
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| NewsMakers |
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Database Review
Yahoo! Goes Deep
Mick O'Leary examines the fee-based beta version of Yahoo! Search Subscriptions
and just how deep it actually drills. |
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| DEPARTMENTS |
Laying Odds on the World
Summit
by Dick Kaser |
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| Letter from the Editor |
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InfoToons
by Gib Robbie |
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International Report
Digital Update: London Portal Opens Doors
to the City
With the spotlight on the U.K., here's a look at the new one-stop London Portal,
The British Library's largest digitization project, and the health-oriented UK
Biobank that's taking the pulse of a half-million people.
by Jim Ashling |
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People Line & the Executive
Profile |
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| Product News & Reviews |
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| CONFERENCE
CIRCUIT |
Off to London Town
Donald T. Hawkins provides a sneak preview of the upcoming conferences around
the globe. |
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InfoX 2005: Information
IQ
Highlights from the Big Apple's banquet of ITI, Inc. conferences: Business Intelligence,
Taxonomy Boot Camp, Innovations in Search, Buying Digital, C2: Connect & Collaborate.
by Marydee Ojala, Donald T. Hawkins, and Paula J. Hane |
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Conference Calendar |
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| Cover
Notes |
Book
Review
Coming to Grips with Metadata
Metadata for Information Management and Retrieval
by David Haynes
reviewed by Gwen M. Gregory |
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In Other Words
Mergers and Acquisitions—Legal and Otherwise
A look inside Information Today, Inc.'s other publications
by Lauree Padgett |
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Personalized Gifts on
the Web
by Thomas Pack |
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Fixing Computer Glitches
by Reid Goldsborough |
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CyberSports
Fighting the Good Fight
by David King |
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